Role Description

Painter and Decorator Volunteer

North East

Introduction:

Depaul UK offers people the opportunity to fulfill their potential and move towards an independent and positive future.

Project description:

As a volunteer painter and decorator at Depaul UK, you will play a crucial role in helping us to deliver volunteering opportunities to corporate partners. Our supported accommodation generally consists of shared homes where support staff work alongside young people to help them achieve independence and prevent future homelessness. Leveraging your expertise as a painter and decorator, you will help us facilitate volunteer days for corporate partners to enhance the living spaces of the young people living in our supported accommodation services.

Key responsibilities

1. Project planning – work alongside Depaul UK staff to survey, scope out and identify painting and decorating projects that align with the maintenance needs and priorities of our accommodation facilities. Support with the development of project plans, including timelines, material, storage and costings lists and safety protocols.

2. Skills training – provide guidance and support to corporate volunteers, including briefing them on painting and decorating techniques, safety procedures and project expectations. Ensure that volunteers have the necessary tools and resources to carry out their tasks effectively.

3. Supervision and support – Oversee volunteers during the painting and decorating activities, offering assistance and guidance as needed. Ensure that projects are completed to a high standard and in accordance with Depaul UK’s quality standards.

4. Contribution and adherence – to attend all inductions and support sessions as necessary and to adhere to the term of Depaul UK’s policies. To contribute positively to the continuous development of the project/team and to observe clear professional boundaries with the young people living in Depaul UK supported accommodation services.

Qualifications and skills

· Qualified or proven time served painter and decorator with significant experience in the field

· Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to plan effectively

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and motivate volunteers from diverse backgrounds

· Knowledge of health and safety regulations, manual handling, working at height and COSHH certified, with a commitment to ensuring a safe working environment for volunteers

· Flexibility and adaptability to work with different corporate groups and accommodate varying schedules and preferences.

Induction and training:

All volunteers with receive a Volunteer induction and an induction to specific roles and projects. Volunteers will be given access to learning and development opportunities in line with their role.

Commitment:

· Commitment for this role is fully flexible for the volunteer, we are very grateful for what can be offered. This volunteer will work with the fundraising team to decide the best way of planning volunteering sessions. e.g volunteer to give availability every month or to give certain days when can be contacted to organise an agreed volunteering session. Please state on the application form what days and times you are able to offer and what your flexibility is. The hours are not guaranteed every week as the hours depend on what tasks are needed as they arise.

· We ask that this volunteer has the skills and knowledge to complete jobs safely, is able to share this skill and knowledge with clients and other volunteers.

· If you have not been active in your volunteering for 3 months we will contact you to see if you wish to continue and if you have not been active for 6 months your volunteering role will be ended. You could then re-apply for any volunteering at Depaul again going through the full volunteer recruitment process.

Time Commitment

Flexible, based on the availability of corporate volunteering groups and the needs of Depaul UK’s accommodation services. Volunteer days may range from a few hours to a few days depending on the scope of the project, this will be agreed and planned for together.

Benefits

· Opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of the young people we support

· Utilise your skills and expertise to support on meaningful volunteer projects and inspire others to give back to the community

· Travel expenses to and from the project, travel between projects, and all genuine out-of-pocket expenses, are reimbursed.

· While volunteering at the project, volunteers have full liability insurance cover.

· There are appreciation events to recognise the important contribution that volunteers make

· Forums every 12 weeks to get peer support from other volunteers and gain extra learning

· Flexibility in the role

· Personal & professional development through training, support and ongoing evaluation. Including potential opportunities offered to volunteers which may include core training for staff such as safeguarding etc. (these trainings can be added to your CV).

· Depaul UK can provide a reference after 6 months active continuous volunteering

THE DISCLOSURE & BARRING SERVICE – DISCLOSURE

Depaul UK aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. Depaul UK welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Criminal records will be taken into account for requirement purposes only when the conviction is relevant.

As Depaul UK meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013) by SI 2013 1198’. All applicants who are offered volunteering may be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Equal Opportunities:

Depaul UK, as an organisation with a Vincentian ethos, believes that it is essential to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity. Depaul UK, as both employers and service provider, is committed to opposing discrimination and will not discriminate against any person because of their ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, responsibility for children or dependants, age, employment status, disability, HIV status, religious or political beliefs or because of unrelated criminal convictions. Part of your volunteering role is to adhere to this ethos.

Job Type: Volunteer

Benefits:

• Free or subsidised travel

Application question(s):

• Do you have the Right to Work in the UK and can you evidence this with appropriate documentation?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Volunteer Painter and Decorator